Chapter 10 Allusions and other References All Excerpts From: S. A. Bodeen. “The Compound.”
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" “O Holy Night.” “the room was still. Except for the enthusiastic and merry orchestra playing “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.”.....“The orchestra began a slow, beautiful rendition of “O Holy Night.”
Armani“In his black Armani tuxedo, Dad set the first slice of turducken on one of the expensive china plates”
who's who “ So the other half of the list most likely was a who’s who of prominent local activists.”
pièce de résistance
“The people who didn’t eat meat wondered how to get out of partaking* in what was obviously the pièce de résistance of the Rex Yanakakis Christmas Eve Dinner.”
charitable organizations “My mom loved causes, especially the ones that aimed to save the environment or children in developing countries, and was on the board of many charitable organizations. ” animal rights“The animal-rights people cringed, not wanting to voice their objections for fear of pissing off Clea Sheridan Yanakakis, who was very generous to their causes with her husband’s money.”
“Oh, I’m working on something big.” “What?” She squealed.“I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you.”
“...when I woke up, my appetite tortured. Lying there and reminiscing made it a thousand times worse. ”
“ After they gushed over us for a moment or two, they handed off their coats to the servants.”
“Then, after that first turducken was served, Dad started making the rounds. I watched him make small talk, perhaps asking if they tried the turducken yet. He’d wait while each guest had eaten at least one bite in front of him, ever the dutiful host, making sure his guests were taken care of.”
“Our social life was sheltered, to say the least. Rare were the moments when we were allowed to go somewhere on our own, without supervision. We lived for the unpredictable moments that Dad’s dinner guests usually provided.”
“I tried to make it to the bathroom, but my foot caught on the hallway carpet. I tripped, landing on the floor in time to spew my guts on the shoes in front of me—white orthopedic oxfords that belonged to Els.”
“My eyes snapped into focus. A blond-haired cherub sat on my chest, gurgling as it smacked me again. One of the Supplements. ”
“Little Miss Perfect didn’t understand. She didn’t understand how our circumstances would deteriorate; forcing us to do things no one should ever have to do.”
Allusions and other References
All Excerpts From: S. A. Bodeen. “The Compound.”
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
“O Holy Night.”
Armani
who's who
“ So the other half of the list most likely was a who’s who of prominent local activists.”
pièce de résistance
“The people who didn’t eat meat wondered how to get out of partaking* in what was obviously the pièce de résistance of the Rex Yanakakis Christmas Eve Dinner.”
charitable organizations
animal rights
Vocabulary and Concepts
turducken*
goose bumps
space needle
hordes of people
run-of-the-mill
deboned
valets
activist
vegetarians (non carnivorous)smooching
Literary Devices
“Oh, I’m working on something big.” “What?” She squealed.“I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you.”
“...when I woke up, my appetite tortured. Lying there and reminiscing made it a thousand times worse. ”
“ After they gushed over us for a moment or two, they handed off their coats to the servants.”
“Then, after that first turducken was served, Dad started making the rounds. I watched him make small talk, perhaps asking if they tried the turducken yet. He’d wait while each guest had eaten at least one bite in front of him, ever the dutiful host, making sure his guests were taken care of.”
“Our social life was sheltered, to say the least. Rare were the moments when we were allowed to go somewhere on our own, without supervision. We lived for the unpredictable moments that Dad’s dinner guests usually provided.”
“I tried to make it to the bathroom, but my foot caught on the hallway carpet. I tripped, landing on the floor in time to spew my guts on the shoes in front of me—white orthopedic oxfords that belonged to Els.”
“My eyes snapped into focus. A blond-haired cherub sat on my chest, gurgling as it smacked me again. One of the Supplements. ”
“Little Miss Perfect didn’t understand. She didn’t understand how our circumstances would deteriorate; forcing us to do things no one should ever have to do.”